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Ddeokguk / Tteokguk / Korean Rice Cake Soup
This soup is one of my go-to Korean dishes that the whole family loves. If you’re gluten-free, look for the rice cakes/ovalettes that are made without wheat. They look like this and usually come vacuum-packaged in the refrigerated section of… Continue reading
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Autumn Breakfast Quinoa
Here’s a simple, flexible recipe for autumn-themed quinoa. I was out of breakfast ideas and saw pumpkin quinoa on Pinterest, and that was enough to set me experimenting on my own. I’ve had horrible experiences with overcooked quinoa, so this… Continue reading
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Habemus Papam!!
Well, that was a short conclave!! Thank You, Holy Spirit! I don’t know what we were expecting, but we sure didn’t expect the text from Pope Alarm telling us about the WHITE SMOKE!! We all rushed in front of the… Continue reading
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The Waffle Adventures (Allergen-Free), Part 1
Our whole family loves waffles. My personal love affair with the waffle started with the cheese-filled waffle-on-a-stick at our school cafeteria in high school. When Aisa was little I bought us one of those waffle iron – grilled sandwich combo… Continue reading
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Murphy’s Law: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, was as horrible as it could possibly be. This happens every Lent, like clockwork. If you start writing about how holy your kids are, by the time you hit publish… Continue reading
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Grain-Free Muffins
from Meals that Heal Inflammation Recipe can be found here. But here’s my adaptation: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line muffin tin. Whisk together 2.5 cups almond flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp cinnamon. Add 3… Continue reading
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Braised Fresh Ham, Szechwan Style
Feeds a family of 7, easy. For at least 2 meals. Perhaps more if you accompany with rice or steamed bread and LOTS of vegetables. In the Philippines we have a somewhat similar dish called Pata Tim, though that one’s… Continue reading
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Brazilian Cuisine: Pao de Queijo
Pao de Queijo from scratch: mixing the dough. Working with this dough was such fun — because it’s made from starch, the feel that’s most similar is working homemade playdough — have you ever made some? It’s made with flour… Continue reading
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Wheatless, Sugarless Blueberry Pie
This doesn’t look very good but it was surprisingly yummy — not I’m-in-heaven yummy, but thank-goodness-here’s-an-allergy-free-recipe-I-can-actually-eat-and-enjoy yummy. The pastry is very difficult to work with, but with a little work and a few practice sessions, it should be better than… Continue reading


